Academic calendar: summer semester 2026
The dates on this page already refer to the upcoming summer semester 2026, which begins on 1 April 2026. Here you will find the semester dates for the winter semester 2025/26 [PDF], which runs until 31 March 2026.
Table of contents
Events for first-year students
| University Day with welcome event for first-year students | 01.04.2026 |
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| Orientations days for first-year students | 01./02./07.04.2026 |
Semester dates
| Start of teaching period from the 2nd semester onwards | 02.04.2026 |
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| Start of teaching period for first-year students | 08.04.2026 |
| Non-teaching period | 04.04.2026, 15./16.05.2026 |
| End of the teaching period | 01.08.2026 |
| Public holidays | 03.04.2026, 06.04.2026, 01.05.2026, 14.05.2025, 25.05.2026 |
Enrolment & re-registration
| Enrolment of study applicants (for NC study programmes see notice of admission) | by 15.04.2026 |
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| Registration of guest listeners and guest students | by 15.04.2026 |
| Accreditation of modules and examinations completed abroad at enrolment | by 15.04.2026 |
| Re-registration for the next semester | 01.06. - 15.07.2026 |
| Re-registration with late fee | 16.07. - 15.08.2026 |
Modules, examinations & final thesis
| Module registration | Deadlines |
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| Online registration for the 1. and 2. examination period | 08.06. – 23.06.2026 (official deadline) |
| Online registration for the 2. examination period (and repeat examinations) | 31.08. – 08.09.2026 (official deadline) |
| 1. examination period | 20.07. – 08.08.2026 |
| 2. examination period | 24.09. – 08.10.2026 |
| Application for admission to write a Bachelor's or Master's thesis | Deadlines for application for admission to write final thesis [PDF] |
Part-time studies & leave of absence
| Registration/Cancellation for part-time studies | by 10.03.2026 |
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| Application for leave of absence | by 15.04.2026 |